- In India, a
devadasi is a
female artist who is
dedicated to the
worship and
service of a
deity or a
temple for the rest of her life. The
dedication takes...
-
Bombay Devadasi Protection Act (1934) was p****ed by the
Bombay High
Court under British India to
protect existing Devadasis and
prevent the dedication...
- The
Madras Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act (also
called the
Tamil Nadu
Devadasis (Prevention of Dedication) Act or the
Madras Devadasi Act) is a...
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among them who was alive. At the age of 12,
Sashimani was
inducted into
Devadasi Seva
after being ceremonially married to Lord
Jagannath at the age of 7...
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Devadasi is a 1999
Indian Malayalam-language film,
directed by Biju Varkey,
starring Nishanth Sagar and Jeneesha. It was
released on 12
September 1999...
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activist of the
Dravidian Movement, who
worked for the
abolition of the
Devadasi system in the
Madras Presidency.
Ramamirtham was born in 1883 in Thiruvarur...
-
Devadasi is a 1948
Tamil film
directed by
Manik Lal
Tandon and T. V. Sundaram. The film
stars Kannan, Leela, R. Balasubramaniam, and K. S. Angamuthu. The...
- Goa. His
mother Yesubai Rane was his father's
mistress belonging to the
Devadasi community of Goa,
which is now
known as
Gomantak Maratha Samaj. In his...
- have been born on
earth as a
devadasi and
imparted the
divine knowledge of
dance unto humans. The
first dance of the
devadasi took
place in a
temple in the...
-
modern authors have
argued that
Bharatanatyam is a
descendant of an
ancient Devadasi (lit. 'servant
girls of Devas') culture,
suggesting a
historical origin...
